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Villa Monteleone 2004 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
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- $60
Cherry, red apple, Indian spice, cedar and mesquite wood come forward to shape a gorgeous wine with extraordinary density and persistency. The tannins are polished and firm and there’s enough natural sweetness to make this a chewy and succulent wine, sip after sip.
— M.L.
(12/1/2008)
Villa Monteleone 2005 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
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- $55
This classy Amarone spends 36 months in French oak to shape its compelling aromas of barbecue spice and soy sauce. There are background tones of cured meat, ripe berry and Indian spice that help color a long-lasting, soft and velvety mouthfeel.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
Villa Monteleone 2006 Campo San Vito Red (Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso)
- Editors' Choice
- $28
Here’s a wonderfully hedonistic ripasso with an extreme, modern style that emphasizes creamy chocolate, very ripe cherry fruit, fresh spice, tar, cola, resin, pipe tobacco and leather. True: it’s doesn’t follow close to Valpolicella tradition, but it’s luscious and delicious nonetheless.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
Villa Monteleone 2001 Campo San Paolo Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
- $100
The protagonist here is oak, which is identified by overwhelming aromas of toast, vanilla, roasted almond, crème caramel, mesquite shavings and barbecue spice flavors. That’s not to say that the fruit is totally gone: Wade through the wood and you’ll find a healthy dose of fresh cherries at the back.
— M.L.
(12/1/2007)
Villa Monteleone 2006 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
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- $65
There’s a nice streamlined quality to this Amarone that comes forth as sassy spice, mature fruit, leather, moist pipe tobacco and toasted almond. In the mouth, it shows freshness and a thick, but compact feel.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
Villa Monteleone 2007 Campo San Vito Red (Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso)
- $26
Thick, hearty and with a muscular or masculine personality, this ripasso offers loads of intensity, richness and persistency. The aromas here recall cherry liqueur, mesquite, cola and black spice.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
Villa Monteleone 2003 Villa Monteleone Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
- $60
Rather than vertical and direct aromas, this Amarone offers plush, broad ones that glide over the senses with vanilla-honey, powdered chocolate, black cherry and spice. American Tony Raimondi and his wife Lucia present a modern wine with good presence and endurance.
— M.L.
(10/1/2007)
Villa Monteleone 2007 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
- $65
This is an interesting wine that shows a touch of those bright red apple aromas you sometimes find with Amarone, but in this case, that slight volatility adds focus and positive intensity. In fact, there is balance here between the wine’s thick concentration and natural fruit. Don’t wait too long to drink it.
— M.L.
(12/1/2011)
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